pensive
/pˈɛnsɪv/ · 2 syllables
Meaning
adjective
- deeply or seriously thoughtful
“Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the `Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man” - showing pensive sadness
“the sensitive and wistful response of a poet to the gentler phases of beauty”
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